You need to do voice overs for cartoon characters...your voice was made for it! Btw, you were such a beautiful kid and you are an incredibly beautiful young lady 💚.
You're adorable! I'm British and mixed race too. I'm always surprised that Americans are shocked when someone mixed has 4B or 4C hair. In the UK it's more common to find mixed race people with 4b or 4c hair due to the genetic trait just straight up being direct since African Americans do tend to have more mixed genetics along the line. Not all though, some. Hence why you have light skinned full black people there and so on whereas in the UK you either have dark skinned or like mid tone / brown black people here or mixed race people. We don't have the history the USA does with black people here. A lot of mixed race people here have Jamaican grandparents, first generation Jamaican/Brit parent due to the Commonwealth after WW11 - but the newer generation are more African? So it's like straight up black genetics and no mixed ones like African Americans. Hence why our hair type here for mixed people is probably tighter. It isn't always the case though. But you look lovely! Have a nice day
Facts. I'm mixed, part Black/White too, and appreciate Joy-el's channel so much because of her representation. I don't think my hair is 4a/b but it's coarser than many other mixed girls I've seen, and a lot of the hair products I've tried to use over the years just didn't work for me, LOL. She's pretty and fierce! Her hair is everything.
Yesss. Im mixed and always was sad cause I didnt have "normal" mixed girl hair. But now I absolutely love ny fro cause it seems very rare for mixed girls....❤❤❤
I think we just had a lack of quality products/knowledge to keep 4C hair healthy several years ago. Thank God for the natural hair movement b/c without it, I don’t think we would have sooooo many quality options now!
It's crazy how similar your story is to mine!!😂 I'm also a mixed girl with 4c type hair and my mom would always relax my hair from 6 years old and i only now wear my hair natural at 16 years old😊 thank you for sharing your story. You're so relatable for me🤗💜💜
Wow you are seriously beautiful 😍 even in the pictures where you said your hair didn't look good, you made it look good just because of how beautiful you are!
So much fun seeing the photos of you as a kid - you were such a cutie! And truly an interesting and varied hair journey - natural, texturized, Jheri curl, relaxed ... whew!! Girl, u have done it all! Love that you’re now on RUclips sharing your current hair-style iteration with us - Thanks!
I spotted that MCR poster. I knew I couldn't have been the only black girl who was in love with Gerard Way as a teenager 😂😂 but that was one of the only good things about having a perm back in high school. It automatically gave you that "edgey emo" look due to how damaged and split it was 😭 I use to dye mine almost every other month too. Everyone thought I looked cool but my hair was fried asf! Been natural since 2014 and don't regret it one bit lol
Yup I started getting texturizers at 6 or so as well & starting transitioning my hair to natural again after my senior year of high school. Been natural for 14 years now!
There's a podcast about how black people rep for MCR but no one realizes it. That album was my jam. I saw them live with Blink-182, but Gerard had hit his pastel phase 🤦🏾♀️ Also searching black scene kid and black pin-up are discouraging searches. Yes, I love both scene and pin-up aesthetics. 😂
I've been natural for a while, but it's taken me a long time to figure out what's best for my hair type. Even after you go natural and start doing what's right, it's a bit of a struggle if you're not use to taking care of it natural. But you're doing it well your hair looks so healthy 👌 Trust me when I say that I've been watching your videos and they're inspiring. My daughter is mixed, and I've been taking care of her natural hair so she can grow up proud of it. I kinda went through something similar and I didn't have much confidence... I don't want my daughter feeling like that so I've been natural, and styling her hair natural, and making a point of always telling her how beautiful she is and paying specific compliments on her hair. She'll go run off and show people her hair style, and she gets compliments. It's a beautiful thing to see her have such a confident smile. One I didn't always have growing up. So I really appreciate your videos 🙏🙌 much love!❤️
Love this vid! Sooo... it was a traumatic hair falling out experience that caused me to do my first big chop too (yes FIrSt 🤦🏾♀️) as you said, that's why they call it a journey lol. And i truly wish it was "just hair" but afro textured hair has been, and continues to be, highly politicized. It's so important for ppl to see positive promotion bc that impacts overall beauty standards - and let's be real, those standards are old AF and racist AF. Keep being beautiful Joy-el - you're helping someone see your beauty reflected in themselves ❤
Instead of falling into the pressure of wanting to relax your hair you should just do some professional silk presses every now and then. It’s a lot healthier and you’d get the best of both worlds 💁🏽♀️
I appreciate you so much! Gradually, you have helped me to change my perspective on the way I view and handle my natural hair. I have learned to embrace my shrinkage. Because of you, I am still learning of ways to manipulate my hair as little as possible. Overall, I just wanted to let you know that your platform is hugely important for us Black and Black bi-racial women. Please don't ever change. A lot of us truly need your message of self love and empowerment. I read some of the comments on your mixed girl tag and I personally found a couple of the comments off putting. There were comments stating that if you were to straightened your hair, you would look better or that natural hair does not fit you. When people make such comments, they don't realize that they are in a way commenting to every single Black and Black bi-racial woman with natural hair. It truly boggles my mind that one would have the audacity to tell a race of people that possess a physical trait that God has given to them, that they are substandard because of this trait. Unfortunately, I think some of those comments were from self hating Black women who have not deprogrammed their minds from decades of racism and images portrayed in the media. The truth: if Black people were to fully embrace all the beautiful unique characteristics that make us who we are, we would be a powerful people. For example, several none Black women are now claiming themselves as part of the Natural Hair Movement. Overall, please don't ever change because a lot of us love and appreciate you so much 💚
Love this comment. You speak the truth. Those of us who are part Black and have curly/coarse hair should be confident enough to wear it whenever we please, however we please. Nothing that we were naturally born with could somehow "not fit us". That's absurdity. And sadly, I bet some of those commenters were black and mixed themselves.
@@RETROGEMS unfortunately, we have been programmed to be our own worst enemies. All the self hate and division within the Black/Black Bi-racial community is TRULY sad. 😔
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I see a lot of similarities between your journey and mine (probably a lot of black/biracial girls). I just didn't have a jerri curl long as my beautician put it on top of my relaxed hair and ALL of my hair fell out. I got hard presses for most of my elementary through high school years. I'm definitely not proud of how I looked in high school or middle school. I didn't figure out my style until college lol.
For some reason I thought your dad was black and your mom white. Nice to see it the other way around for a change (just sayin’). All your hairstyles were cute, but nothing beats the Afro; au natural is where it’s at.
A lot of biracials in social media have black mothers actually. But I get your point because more people think it’s the other way around for some reason.
@@YooTooLoB Because it usually is the other way around. Black men and Asian women have a reputation for dating and marrying out more than their opposite gender. Nothing wrong with it or anything - just stating that might be the reason for the assumption.
Yo! you're like the female Vin Diesel. Every body thinks he's white until he grows his hair out lol. No offense because you're Gorgeous... And you giving me Alicia Keys vibes... And that pixie cut. Giiirrrllll! Early 90's Halle Berry. WORD. I would love to see you with that one again.
You go Joy-el! Your pics are adorable! This was an amazing video that shows what a lot of us women have to go through to finally accept our natural hair, especially those of us that have 4C hair. Thank you! 😊👍🏾👍🏾
I get really inspired by your natural hair journey and that you accepted and embraced your hair,especially 4c hair,my sister has a hard time accepting her 4c hair as well,so I’ll show this video to her and I will continue to love my own hair texture❤️❤️
Girl Jeri curl, S curl you took me back. I love this because it’s our truth and hair is a journey. This generation is so blessed they can people like you and others that are willing to share 100%
I love your hair!!! I remember when I went natural in 94. I just blow dry and flat iron or silk press. if I want ‘the straight I don’t have time ‘ hair in the winter
I grew up with my mixed “cousin” who is the same skin tone as you with the same hair texture as you so it’s funny to me when people think light skinned people can’t have kinky curly long/big hair. ❤️❤️❤️
Relaxed to natural and everything in between. It is DEFINITELY a journey. And for those of us who are born with highly textured tresses it is a BIG deal. I have been watching your videos for a short time. But i definitely see your growth. You have glowed up during your journey.
Great video. I went through the same with my hair growing up. Permed it for the first time I think in 5th grade. Then through out middle school my hair fell out like crazy because my mom never really properly took care of my hair. So I had a lot burn patches and uneven straight hair. 🙄 I had box braids for my entire HS because of that and then I permed it after 4 years of braids. Big mistake, because I also didn’t take good care of my hair. Then I cut it and had dreads lox for college which I decided to bleach blonde because, dreads could take anything. Which I feel now wasn’t a good idea. Then in 2012 got rid of my dreads and I had a fro again. Then I started wearing wigs like crazy because I didn’t know what to do with my natural hair. In 2016 I decided to stop wearing wigs and bleach my natural hair again 🤦🏽♀️ My hair started breaking literally every month. I went from a huge fro to a small one. So November 2016 I did a big chop of my natural bleached hair. Then I decided from then on, not to touch my hair and just let it grow.
She has the eyeshape and hair to dress up as 70's characters ... her hair is beautiful. Sometimees people with 4c hair tend to forget that they have the best hair downpat for Braids..Twists...Loc.. etc and it tends to be low frizz ....
You kind of sound like me wit relaxed hair. My hair grew at first. Waited to get a retouch. Hair broke off. For my hair to grow with relaxer I had to get it done ever so often . They were too expensive for me. Yes I did the short hair cut. I first got it layered. It took awhile for my hair to grow out of layers. It was so thick when I had my first son then layer it did grow longer but my hair would break off and then I would get it cut in a style and so forth. Did my own relaxer at times to save money etc. Now that it is natural it growing more as long as I keep it moisturized and take care of it right. Your tutorials and information about your hair journey is very helpful!
I was called cotton head when I wore my fluffy fro. Being 1 of only a few Black kids in elementary and middle school, my friends just never saw anyone with natural curly kinky hair. It’s hilarious how many of us had the same styles growing up, no matter the generation. 😂 Joy-el I love you as a natural and this current length and style is just perfect! Your hair is absolutely gorgeous, frames your face and compliments your features perfectly. This look today is a double take. #allnaturalbeauty #happyhealthyhair ✌🏾♥️💯
The ending of this was absolutely perfect, and something I really needed to hear right now. I've had a rough 6 months so I stopped taking care of my hair during that period and had a HUGE setback. And though, ugh, what's the point? But decided to trim my hair, detangle it, deep condition and start again [ish]. It looks a lot better now, and has reminded me to take care of myself when things get bad.
I can relate to your story. I have had everything in my hair except stuff like sewins and lace fronts. Not that my mom had a hard time with my hair but that she liked to experiment on her hair and mine. Between birth and high school graduation she gave me Jheri curls, dye, Wave Nouveau, braids with and without extensions, hot comb, curly natural and straight natural. I did get a relaxer my Junior year of high school but that’s because a stylist talked me into it after I had gone natural. My mom has never been anti natural hair but she likes to change looks. At my elementary school most black girls were natural and some cut off relaxers to wear a fros like you did. I was ever teased for fros or short hair. It wasn’t a big deal because most of girls at my school of all races preferred short hair. I actually appreciate in a way that I didn’t have straight hair during most of my childhood so it wasn’t as big deal for me to stop relaxing. It wasn’t like was unaccustomed to seeing myself without straight hair.
My hair is tpye 4 as well and your hair journey is so similar to mine. The highs and the lows, the jheri curl and having to chop off all of hair due to damage and chemicals. I went natural in 2011 and my hair is the healthiest and longest its ever been in my entire life.
Every awkward stage you had for your hair I had it too. The choppy relaxer, box braids, the Jheri curl or a wave nouveau is what I had. Lol glad to be passed all that. You and your hair is beautiful.
Wow. Your story is truly inspiring. I had my hair straightened by several of my mom friends when I was 10 and my mom gave up on the pigtails with knockers. I spent the next 7 years getting my hair straightened every 2 weeks. I didn't know how to wash my own hair until I was nearly out of high school. I honestly didn't learn how to wash it RIGHT until I hit 20/21. It has definitely been a journey, and not always a fun one but I do love my natural curls/kinks/ and poofs. I am so happy for the growth and health of your hair!
When they first relaxed my hair at 9, the next year most of it fell out. So they cut out the damage and put a Jheri Curl in which I wore for about 2-3 years. The kids called my Jheri Curl Juice Janice 😭. Middle school was mean. So once it was long enough to put into a bun I wore my Jheri Curl in bun only. Then by 8th grade I went back to a relaxer until 2012. But that was back in 1992!! I didn’t know Jheri Curls we’re still around.
Gorgeous. Funny how your social circle (growing up) didn't see your beauty inside and out. Thanks for sharing. Jasmine is correct that you could make a career doing voice acting. If you can act, I'd love to see you in a TV or Movie as well.
Your really short twa cut with your Pepsi tea was ADORABLE!!! Went with your face, great! I know we all have such hair journeys 😃So I don’t know if you should call them mistakes, just moments within your journey: learning yourself, loving yourself, growing! As a side note: if anyone decides to color their hair (which I never suggest one uses a box dye, EVER 😕) make sure to give yourself a protein treatment that same month! If you notice breakage and/or shedding earlier than the month, go ahead and do one (either at your salon OR Aphogee 2- Step Keratin Treatment is my favorite for hair that NEEEEDS protein ASAP like yesterday! It’s a packet and you can get easily at Sally’s! )
I went through that phase where I hated my natural hair but now I love it and hate it. Love it when it works and hate it when my style doesn’t last because of humidity. So it’s love and hate
I had a curl too! Ours looked so natural, though. I was giving you Tia and Tamara before the blow out years. I was living it. Then it started break off at the crown of my head, so I did a chop, switched to a perm.... started breaking off more. So I was like, ENOUGH. Obviously chemicals are not for me. And I have been natural ever since. Only problem I have these days is split ends. 🤷 But at least it's not falling out, or breaking off.
😱 6 is so young. My mom and aunts didnt let us girls do chemicals but they used the straightening comb like crazy 😏 when were teens we all were rebellious and did relaxers (out the box🤦♀️) against their wishes. Jheri curls😂💀🙈 remember when that was trendy.
Whewww! Glow up sissss 🥳 I can relate to the mistakes and changes as well. My mom stopped caring for my hair around middle school and I would try to do my own thing but failed most of the time. Now I’m natural and rocking my twa for now ☺️
Awww, I love all of your pictures, you were such a cutie pie! Also,I liked all of your hairstyles. I think you can literally wear any type of hair cut and texture. Thanks for sharing your journey. ❤️
You really are a true hair guru/expert in my opinion ♥️♥️♥️you girl! Thanks for sharing once again & allow us to see the true hair journey you have been through!
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You need to do voice overs for cartoon characters...your voice was made for it! Btw, you were such a beautiful kid and you are an incredibly beautiful young lady 💚.
HONESTLYYYY
I would love for her to do cartoon voiceovers. She would be super good at it
@@Topself24 agreed!
Is this even a compliment.
Theres this cartoon called Steven Universe she sounds like the character named Peridot
You're adorable! I'm British and mixed race too. I'm always surprised that Americans are shocked when someone mixed has 4B or 4C hair. In the UK it's more common to find mixed race people with 4b or 4c hair due to the genetic trait just straight up being direct since African Americans do tend to have more mixed genetics along the line. Not all though, some. Hence why you have light skinned full black people there and so on whereas in the UK you either have dark skinned or like mid tone / brown black people here or mixed race people. We don't have the history the USA does with black people here. A lot of mixed race people here have Jamaican grandparents, first generation Jamaican/Brit parent due to the Commonwealth after WW11 - but the newer generation are more African? So it's like straight up black genetics and no mixed ones like African Americans. Hence why our hair type here for mixed people is probably tighter. It isn't always the case though.
But you look lovely! Have a nice day
Genetics are interesting. I love that you embrace your hair.
Michelle Hubbard aw :)
Yes very
Proof that not all us light skinned girls have soft perfectly curly hair! Girl my struggle was real coming up, I may do a video on mine as well.
Nikki Wiley7997 thank youuuu I have 4b hair and it’s irritating how ignorant people can be
Very true my sister is dark with type 3b/3c hair, i am lighter and got 4a/4b hair same parents..
Facts. I'm mixed, part Black/White too, and appreciate Joy-el's channel so much because of her representation. I don't think my hair is 4a/b but it's coarser than many other mixed girls I've seen, and a lot of the hair products I've tried to use over the years just didn't work for me, LOL. She's pretty and fierce! Her hair is everything.
Naturally Nikki7997 ooo
Yesss. Im mixed and always was sad cause I didnt have "normal" mixed girl hair. But now I absolutely love ny fro cause it seems very rare for mixed girls....❤❤❤
You're look gorgeous with a afro you giving me 70s vibes when black women rocked the natural hair😊😍
oh ok I think they mean the picked out ones, not the curly defined ones you mostly see nowadays
I know what she mean cause my mom and aunt wore the fro on their graduation pictures. Right on!
Yeah shes not black though
@@j.h6283 She is half black. She's posted plenty of family photos before.
lisa I’m 69 and rocked an Afro in college with my midriff and bell bottoms.
I think we just had a lack of quality products/knowledge to keep 4C hair healthy several years ago.
Thank God for the natural hair movement b/c without it, I don’t think we would have sooooo many quality options now!
It's crazy how similar your story is to mine!!😂 I'm also a mixed girl with 4c type hair and my mom would always relax my hair from 6 years old and i only now wear my hair natural at 16 years old😊 thank you for sharing your story. You're so relatable for me🤗💜💜
Wow you are seriously beautiful 😍 even in the pictures where you said your hair didn't look good, you made it look good just because of how beautiful you are!
Omg u had an emo phase 👌🏾👌🏾I also wore my hair like that and it worked because my hair was choppy due to relaxer/heat damage
Same! 😄
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how gorgeous Joy is!!... Wow!
I wonder if she knows she is the most beautiful woman in the universe right now..... hmmmmm
So much fun seeing the photos of you as a kid - you were such a cutie! And truly an interesting and varied hair journey - natural, texturized, Jheri curl, relaxed ... whew!! Girl, u have done it all! Love that you’re now on RUclips sharing your current hair-style iteration with us - Thanks!
I spotted that MCR poster. I knew I couldn't have been the only black girl who was in love with Gerard Way as a teenager 😂😂 but that was one of the only good things about having a perm back in high school. It automatically gave you that "edgey emo" look due to how damaged and split it was 😭 I use to dye mine almost every other month too. Everyone thought I looked cool but my hair was fried asf! Been natural since 2014 and don't regret it one bit lol
Yup I started getting texturizers at 6 or so as well & starting transitioning my hair to natural again after my senior year of high school. Been natural for 14 years now!
Omg those baby pics are 😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤
You look so pretty with a pixie cut. You look pretty with pretty much any style. You're lucky you can be so versatile with your style.
If I had a biracial daughter and she came out with 4c hair I would actually cry tears of joy! It’s so unique!!
You literally look so different in every picture it’s crazy lol like is that even you??😂 congrats on your journey
Hussla me and only 1 of my sisters look like completely different ppl with different hair styles
So true! The first time she dyed her hair photos she looks middle eastern. Beautiful with all styles though.
Wow you look so much more prettier with your natural hair!!
Good to see a lightskin girl like myself with hair like mines💙😭. Finally I can relate to someone
Shout out to the MCR poster. Welcome to the black parade was one of my favorite albums in middle school.
I used to go home and google ‘black emos’ and ‘mixed race emos’ and cry at the 0 search results 😭😂
Lol Black Parade definitely mine and my daughter’s fav MCR album!
There's a podcast about how black people rep for MCR but no one realizes it.
That album was my jam. I saw them live with Blink-182, but Gerard had hit his pastel phase 🤦🏾♀️
Also searching black scene kid and black pin-up are discouraging searches.
Yes, I love both scene and pin-up aesthetics. 😂
I was about to relax my hair again and this video showed up
I've been natural for a while, but it's taken me a long time to figure out what's best for my hair type.
Even after you go natural and start doing what's right, it's a bit of a struggle if you're not use to taking care of it natural.
But you're doing it well your hair looks so healthy 👌
Trust me when I say that I've been watching your videos and they're inspiring. My daughter is mixed, and I've been taking care of her natural hair so she can grow up proud of it. I kinda went through something similar and I didn't have much confidence... I don't want my daughter feeling like that so I've been natural, and styling her hair natural, and making a point of always telling her how beautiful she is and paying specific compliments on her hair. She'll go run off and show people her hair style, and she gets compliments. It's a beautiful thing to see her have such a confident smile. One I didn't always have growing up.
So I really appreciate your videos 🙏🙌 much love!❤️
Love this vid! Sooo... it was a traumatic hair falling out experience that caused me to do my first big chop too (yes FIrSt 🤦🏾♀️) as you said, that's why they call it a journey lol. And i truly wish it was "just hair" but afro textured hair has been, and continues to be, highly politicized. It's so important for ppl to see positive promotion bc that impacts overall beauty standards - and let's be real, those standards are old AF and racist AF. Keep being beautiful Joy-el - you're helping someone see your beauty reflected in themselves ❤
Am I first?? It doesn't matter but heeeeeeeeeey Joy-el! I can already tell that I am going to love this video.
Lol yes girl!! 💕🤣
Them short hairstyles really fits you!
You were such a cute kid! Imagine if your hair was never permed in the first place... Your fro would be legendary!
I like them all but that Pixie goes hard in the paint though lol.
Girl you were one cute button and now just beautiful.
Instead of falling into the pressure of wanting to relax your hair you should just do some professional silk presses every now and then. It’s a lot healthier and you’d get the best of both worlds 💁🏽♀️
Arielle Maya Ali or could have rocked a wig
I was wondering why her mom NEVER took her to a stylist? Where is she from, were hairstylist not available???
tamara stone money, I guess
I appreciate you so much! Gradually, you have helped me to change my perspective on the way I view and handle my natural hair. I have learned to embrace my shrinkage. Because of you, I am still learning of ways to manipulate my hair as little as possible. Overall, I just wanted to let you know that your platform is hugely important for us Black and Black bi-racial women. Please don't ever change. A lot of us truly need your message of self love and empowerment. I read some of the comments on your mixed girl tag and I personally found a couple of the comments off putting. There were comments stating that if you were to straightened your hair, you would look better or that natural hair does not fit you. When people make such comments, they don't realize that they are in a way commenting to every single Black and Black bi-racial woman with natural hair. It truly boggles my mind that one would have the audacity to tell a race of people that possess a physical trait that God has given to them, that they are substandard because of this trait. Unfortunately, I think some of those comments were from self hating Black women who have not deprogrammed their minds from decades of racism and images portrayed in the media. The truth: if Black people were to fully embrace all the beautiful unique characteristics that make us who we are, we would be a powerful people. For example, several none Black women are now claiming themselves as part of the Natural Hair Movement. Overall, please don't ever change because a lot of us love and appreciate you so much 💚
Love this comment. You speak the truth. Those of us who are part Black and have curly/coarse hair should be confident enough to wear it whenever we please, however we please. Nothing that we were naturally born with could somehow "not fit us". That's absurdity. And sadly, I bet some of those commenters were black and mixed themselves.
@@RETROGEMS unfortunately, we have been programmed to be our own worst enemies. All the self hate and division within the Black/Black Bi-racial community is TRULY sad. 😔
Thanks for taking the time to do this. I see a lot of similarities between your journey and mine (probably a lot of black/biracial girls). I just didn't have a jerri curl long as my beautician put it on top of my relaxed hair and ALL of my hair fell out. I got hard presses for most of my elementary through high school years.
I'm definitely not proud of how I looked in high school or middle school. I didn't figure out my style until college lol.
So many of us can TOTALLY relate. Thank you for your transparency!
You still look like your baby picture lol.
I didn’t look at the title and saw the picture I was like “ oh that high puff looks cute on this white girl” smdh 😂 but you are honestly beautiful 😁
🤣🤣🤣 lmao
🤣🤣🤣🤣
For some reason I thought your dad was black and your mom white. Nice to see it the other way around for a change (just sayin’). All your hairstyles were cute, but nothing beats the Afro; au natural is where it’s at.
A lot of biracials in social media have black mothers actually. But I get your point because more people think it’s the other way around for some reason.
Daphne V Yes, I could be wrong, but it seems that way.
@@YooTooLoB Because it usually is the other way around. Black men and Asian women have a reputation for dating and marrying out more than their opposite gender. Nothing wrong with it or anything - just stating that might be the reason for the assumption.
@@goldyd144 Yes, but black women are dating outside more and more, and so seeing biracial people with black mothers is becoming more common.
@@YooTooLoB Yep. Exactly!
"They call it a journey for a reason" indeed 🙌
Yo! you're like the female Vin Diesel. Every body thinks he's white until he grows his hair out lol. No offense because you're Gorgeous... And you giving me Alicia Keys vibes... And that pixie cut. Giiirrrllll! Early 90's Halle Berry. WORD. I would love to see you with that one again.
😂😂😂
I was thinking early Beyoncé
@@sunshinesunflowerz1647
Yes
Wait vin diesels not white?
@@flamingomingo9810 Nope. Here ya go. www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/52213676899957031/
You go Joy-el! Your pics are adorable!
This was an amazing video that shows what a lot of us women have to go through to finally accept our natural hair, especially those of us that have 4C hair. Thank you! 😊👍🏾👍🏾
Locs (traditional or Sisterlocs) would be great for your hair texture and would look great on you.
They really would heat and my textures arepretty close and I've had my locs for going on 10 years
Don’t suggest this to her. Her hair perfect how it is.
Yes she would
I get really inspired by your natural hair journey and that you accepted and embraced your hair,especially 4c hair,my sister has a hard time accepting her 4c hair as well,so I’ll show this video to her and I will continue to love my own hair texture❤️❤️
Emo Charmaine was iconic.😂
You're such a beauty 😊 i was insecure at first to. I went. Back and forth with relaxers and natural. I'm staying natural lol no more relaxers.
What a journey! Look at you now. You hair is flourishing and you look amazing. I think going natural was definitely for you!
I love the high puff it looks so good on you
Girl Jeri curl, S curl you took me back. I love this because it’s our truth and hair is a journey. This generation is so blessed they can people like you and others that are willing to share 100%
I love your hair!!! I remember when I went natural in 94. I just blow dry and flat iron or silk press. if I want ‘the straight I don’t have time ‘ hair in the winter
I grew up with my mixed “cousin” who is the same skin tone as you with the same hair texture as you so it’s funny to me when people think light skinned people can’t have kinky curly long/big hair. ❤️❤️❤️
You should loc your hair if you want. I can totally picture you with locs.
Yesss supporting Black owned businesses. I'm happy to see RUclipsrs doing that now days
Relaxed to natural and everything in between. It is DEFINITELY a journey. And for those of us who are born with highly textured tresses it is a BIG deal. I have been watching your videos for a short time. But i definitely see your growth. You have glowed up during your journey.
You are so beautiful, inside and out!!!! What an inspiration to all type of women!!!! We all need to learn self-acceptance!!!!!!!
“I basically looked like the Cynthia doll from Rugrats!” 🤣🤣🤣
Know the pain. My hair fell out by the root in braids too. Glad you got through it.
Great video. I went through the same with my hair growing up. Permed it for the first time I think in 5th grade. Then through out middle school my hair fell out like crazy because my mom never really properly took care of my hair. So I had a lot burn patches and uneven straight hair. 🙄 I had box braids for my entire HS because of that and then I permed it after 4 years of braids. Big mistake, because I also didn’t take good care of my hair. Then I cut it and had dreads lox for college which I decided to bleach blonde because, dreads could take anything. Which I feel now wasn’t a good idea. Then in 2012 got rid of my dreads and I had a fro again. Then I started wearing wigs like crazy because I didn’t know what to do with my natural hair. In 2016 I decided to stop wearing wigs and bleach my natural hair again 🤦🏽♀️ My hair started breaking literally every month. I went from a huge fro to a small one. So November 2016 I did a big chop of my natural bleached hair. Then I decided from then on, not to touch my hair and just let it grow.
She has the eyeshape and hair to dress up as 70's characters ... her hair is beautiful. Sometimees people with 4c hair tend to forget that they have the best hair downpat for Braids..Twists...Loc.. etc and it tends to be low frizz ....
Thanks for sharing your hair journey with us. BTW You is a beautiful young lady 😍😍😍
You kind of sound like me wit relaxed hair. My hair grew at first. Waited to get a retouch. Hair broke off. For my hair to grow with relaxer I had to get it done ever so often . They were too expensive for me. Yes I did the short hair cut. I first got it layered. It took awhile for my hair to grow out of layers. It was so thick when I had my first son then layer it did grow longer but my hair would break off and then I would get it cut in a style and so forth. Did my own relaxer at times to save money etc. Now that it is natural it growing more as long as I keep it moisturized and take care of it right. Your tutorials and information about your hair journey is very helpful!
I was called cotton head when I wore my fluffy fro. Being 1 of only a few Black kids in elementary and middle school, my friends just never saw anyone with natural curly kinky hair. It’s hilarious how many of us had the same styles growing up, no matter the generation. 😂
Joy-el I love you as a natural and this current length and style is just perfect! Your hair is absolutely gorgeous, frames your face and compliments your features perfectly. This look today is a double take. #allnaturalbeauty #happyhealthyhair ✌🏾♥️💯
The ending of this was absolutely perfect, and something I really needed to hear right now. I've had a rough 6 months so I stopped taking care of my hair during that period and had a HUGE setback. And though, ugh, what's the point? But decided to trim my hair, detangle it, deep condition and start again [ish]. It looks a lot better now, and has reminded me to take care of myself when things get bad.
Hi Joy -el. I really admire your hair. It's thick, healthy and beautiful. It complements your beautiful face as well.
"Being the idiot that I am" Great quote! It's good to laugh at yourself. The quote I had for my past self, "What a fool I was!"
Your high school pics look so much like the teen movie characters we see in movies, from your emo phase to the all-American look. So versatile!!
I can relate to your story. I have had everything in my hair except stuff like sewins and lace fronts. Not that my mom had a hard time with my hair but that she liked to experiment on her hair and mine. Between birth and high school graduation she gave me Jheri curls, dye, Wave Nouveau, braids with and without extensions, hot comb, curly natural and straight natural. I did get a relaxer my Junior year of high school but that’s because a stylist talked me into it after I had gone natural. My mom has never been anti natural hair but she likes to change looks. At my elementary school most black girls were natural and some cut off relaxers to wear a fros like you did. I was ever teased for fros or short hair. It wasn’t a big deal because most of girls at my school of all races preferred short hair. I actually appreciate in a way that I didn’t have straight hair during most of my childhood so it wasn’t as big deal for me to stop relaxing. It wasn’t like was unaccustomed to seeing myself without straight hair.
It's really nice to see you embracing and loving your natural hair.
My hair is tpye 4 as well and your hair journey is so similar to mine. The highs and the lows, the jheri curl and having to chop off all of hair due to damage and chemicals. I went natural in 2011 and my hair is the healthiest and longest its ever been in my entire life.
Yaaas black business👏👏👏👌
You are BEAUTIFUL Sis.... Keep up the good work ❤️
Laying down across the counter for hair washings...... ahhh I remember those days 😂😂😂
Veronica Spruill She took me all the way back! I used to cry, thought I was drowning. 😂
Ni La LOL! Yes 😂 it would be a traumatizing experience every now and then lol
I’m obsessed with the pixie cuts on you
Hold uppppp you live in Arizona ?? Chandler at that? 😭😭 I hope I see you one day💙💙
Every awkward stage you had for your hair I had it too. The choppy relaxer, box braids, the Jheri curl or a wave nouveau is what I had. Lol glad to be passed all that. You and your hair is beautiful.
I had to learn that lesson too. Little did our mom's know that relaxers we *not* great for our hair and especially scalp.
You look absolutely beautiful in every single hairstyle, all the way down to the twa!
Wow. Your story is truly inspiring. I had my hair straightened by several of my mom friends when I was 10 and my mom gave up on the pigtails with knockers. I spent the next 7 years getting my hair straightened every 2 weeks. I didn't know how to wash my own hair until I was nearly out of high school. I honestly didn't learn how to wash it RIGHT until I hit 20/21. It has definitely been a journey, and not always a fun one but I do love my natural curls/kinks/ and poofs. I am so happy for the growth and health of your hair!
Most of us went through this. I remember the curl, getting my hair pressed , relaxed all that. Lol
Love of self is the best highlighter. You're hair is beautiful because you embrace it. Confidence is a game changer 💓💓💓
When they first relaxed my hair at 9, the next year most of it fell out. So they cut out the damage and put a Jheri Curl in which I wore for about 2-3 years. The kids called my Jheri Curl Juice Janice 😭. Middle school was mean. So once it was long enough to put into a bun I wore my Jheri Curl in bun only. Then by 8th grade I went back to a relaxer until 2012. But that was back in 1992!! I didn’t know Jheri Curls we’re still around.
Gorgeous. Funny how your social circle (growing up) didn't see your beauty inside and out. Thanks for sharing. Jasmine is correct that you could make a career doing voice acting. If you can act, I'd love to see you in a TV or Movie as well.
Your really short twa cut with your Pepsi tea was ADORABLE!!! Went with your face, great! I know we all have such hair journeys 😃So I don’t know if you should call them mistakes, just moments within your journey: learning yourself, loving yourself, growing! As a side note: if anyone decides to color their hair (which I never suggest one uses a box dye, EVER 😕) make sure to give yourself a protein treatment that same month! If you notice breakage and/or shedding earlier than the month, go ahead and do one (either at your salon OR Aphogee 2- Step Keratin Treatment is my favorite for hair that NEEEEDS protein ASAP like yesterday! It’s a packet and you can get easily at Sally’s! )
You're channel is great! Your gorgeous and I love watching your videos! Your journey was great to watch!!!
"They call it a journey for a reason." You are right. So true!
I went through that phase where I hated my natural hair but now I love it and hate it. Love it when it works and hate it when my style doesn’t last because of humidity. So it’s love and hate
I finally found someone on RUclips that has the same hair type as me, thank for what you do
You were the cutest high schooler & college student! I can’t believe in your colorism video you said that no boys liked you 😧
I just want to recognize your strength for sharing your Jeri curls story.
You were giving me a lot of Halle Barry vibes in those pics lol.
I had a curl too! Ours looked so natural, though. I was giving you Tia and Tamara before the blow out years. I was living it. Then it started break off at the crown of my head, so I did a chop, switched to a perm.... started breaking off more. So I was like, ENOUGH. Obviously chemicals are not for me. And I have been natural ever since. Only problem I have these days is split ends. 🤷 But at least it's not falling out, or breaking off.
Genetics are something. I have 4c hair and your story is my story.
Your hair journey is so similar to mine. I love my hair now. It took a while but I absolutely love being natural.
😱 6 is so young. My mom and aunts didnt let us girls do chemicals but they used the straightening comb like crazy 😏 when were teens we all were rebellious and did relaxers (out the box🤦♀️) against their wishes.
Jheri curls😂💀🙈 remember when that was trendy.
Whewww! Glow up sissss 🥳 I can relate to the mistakes and changes as well. My mom stopped caring for my hair around middle school and I would try to do my own thing but failed most of the time. Now I’m natural and rocking my twa for now ☺️
You have some of the most beautiful natural thick kinky hair.Ahhhh it's just beautiful❤👌😍
Loving your Afro!!
Great video. I enjoyed going down memory lane with u.
Joy-el stopped fighting with with MUTHA AFREEKA!!! Yaaayyy!!!
Awww, I love all of your pictures, you were such a cutie pie! Also,I liked all of your hairstyles. I think you can literally wear any type of hair cut and texture. Thanks for sharing your journey. ❤️
What a journey! So glad you found your way to healthy hair!
You really are a true hair guru/expert in my opinion ♥️♥️♥️you girl! Thanks for sharing once again & allow us to see the true hair journey you have been through!
I love your journey. Questions: Have you ever thought about loc-ing your hair?
You look like a Egyptian Princess 👸🌍☀